The Seven Wonders
I like the story about the 3rd graders who were asked by their teacher to make a list of the Seven Wonders of the World. They took blank pieces of paper and started writing down what they believed to be […]
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The Proof
You probably don’t remember the name Nikolai Ivanovich Bukharin. During his day he was as powerful a man as there was on earth. A Russian Communist leader he took part in the Bolshevik Revolution 1917, was editor of the Soviet […]
People Are Watching
Does anyone pay attention to your example? Is anyone watching your life? According to the Bergen (N.J.) Record, in 1996, the zoo in Copenhagen, Denmark, put a human couple on display. Henrik Lehmann and Malene Botoft lived in a see-through […]
Making Shade
I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little.” Philippians 4:12 NLT There is an […]
Unlikely Companions
In 2006, zookeepers at Tokyo’s Mutsugoro Okoku Zoo were surprised at the friendship they saw emerging. Gohan and Aochan began living side by side, at times even curling up next to one another as they sleep. When you consider that […]
Don’t Quit. Keep Playing
In 2 Corinthians 12 Paul declares, “For when I am weak, then I am strong.” This seeming paradox is difficult for Christians to understand. We often think that we must be strong in order to be acceptable to Christ. But […]
Reasons To Give
Jesus sat down near the place where the offerings were collected and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. There were some who made a spectacle of their giving. A poor widow came and put in two […]
Negative Prayer
While it is rare that this ever happens, there have been those who are so disquieted by something I preach or write that they come against me. I have been heckled, boycotted, protested against, and challenged in face-to-face confrontations. I’m […]
Influence: Be the Light
Jesus said to his followers, “You are the light of the world…the salt of the earth.” What did He mean? Jesus intended that his followers be people of influence – people of change. Just as a small flame lights a […]
Mastering the Mountain
Sir Edmund Hillary was the first climber, along with his partner, Tenzing Norgay, to reach the top of Mount Everest. It happened on his third try. On Hillary’s second attempt, he not only failed to reach the summit, but his […]
